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John Boardley
Remarkable Renaissance Books

A celebration of innovation in the Renaissance age told through 18 of its earliest printed books.Remarkable Renaissance Books tells the story of eighteen extraordinary early printed volumes, from the very…

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David Crystal
Bookish Words & Their Surprising Stories

This book tells the fascinating stories behind 100 everyday words that have been influenced by writing, reading and publishing books.

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David Crystal
William Tyndale and the English Language

A revelatory examination of William Tyndale's monumental influence on the English language."Dearly beloved," "say the word," "the powers that be," "for ever and ever.&qu…

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David Fletcher
The Queen's Atlas

A cartographic snapshot of late Tudor England, gorgeously reproduced with the first county maps of England and Wales.Nowadays, we take for granted the ready availability of maps of all kinds, but in Tudor…

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Charlotta Forss
Mapping the North

An eye-opening history of the exploration and mapping of our globe's northernmost regions.Maps have played a central role in our understanding of what and where defines the North. At the same time, the no…

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Charles Foster
Pets and Their People

An extraordinary mix of psychology, science, and cultural history exploring the relationship between humans and their pets.Humans have been domesticating animals for over ten thousand years. Why do we wan…

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Susannah Fullerton
Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them

A fun, charming romp through the history of seventeen great writers and the cats who captured their hearts.Throughout history, cats and writers have banded together in a magical combination of comfort, co…

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Francesca Galligan
Looking After Your Books

A quirky, indispensable resource packed with tips and advice on how to properly care for your books at home.Have you ever wondered whether the assortment of books you have at home is a "collection&qu…

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Stephen A Harris
50 Plants That Changed the World

The world as we know it would not exist without plants.Have you ever stopped to think about how your morning cappuccino came to be? From the coffee bush that yielded the beans to the grass for the cattle,…

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Peter Hunt
Alice's Oxford

This book is both a guide and a history, exploring the curious and entertaining glories of Oxford through two of the most famous fantasies in world literature.

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Washington Irving,
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

A stunning gift edition of Washington Irving's quintessential Halloween story.Set in the fall of 1790, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of schoolteacher Ichabod Crane who hopes to woo the daugh…

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George Orwell
Politics and the English Language

This essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. In it, Orwell argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics follows. F…

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Yossef Rapoport
Islamic Maps

Spanning the Islamic world, from ninth-century Baghdad to nineteenth-century Iran, this book tells the story of Islamic cartography and the key Muslim map-makers who shaped the art over the centuries. Mus…

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Beaty Rubens
Listen in

Intimate stories that offer entertaining perspectives on what it was like to engage with radio when it was new.Radio, today, can feel like a faithful old companion, but its early history was sensational. …

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Geoffrey Tyack,
Oxford Libraries Architecture

This beautifully illustrated book invites readers to explore over fifty University libraries dating from the thirteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

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Nine Authentic Ghost Stories

A spine-tingling collection of ghost stories guaranteed to terrify.First published in 1886 and reprinted here with a bewitching introduction by Kirsty Logan, the spooky tales in this little book are guara…

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Splendours of Japan

This exquisitely illustrated collection of essays by leading scholars and experts offers a glimpse into the Bodleian Library's collection of rare Japanese books and manuscripts.The Bodleian Library houses…

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Tradecraft

Original insights on John le Carré by the people who worked with him, illuminating the storied writer's working methods.John le Carré is one of the most significant political novelists in the English lang…

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